Friday, July 19

All over the hemisphere, people are packing up, slathering up, pinking up, and drinking up because it is vacation time!

Crush is no different. He and his foster family sneaked off for a little sunfun time in the Florida Keys before he had his patella surgery this past week (he came through just fine!)

Here are some photos of Crush and foster family, including foster sister Lulu. His foster mom wrote to us about the vacation:

"Crushie was awesome in the car, except when we stopped at the grocery
store to pick up some provisions. J. left the car running and jumped
out to grab some things and the rest of us hung out watching our Mickey
Mouse videos when LuLu jumped into the driver's seat to see where her
daddy went. She handily opened all the car windows and when Crush caught wind of it, he promptly jumped into the passenger seat and tried
to make a break for it.

But I saw everything as it was unfolding and
grabbed him before he could escape. Needless to say, he spent the rest
of the ride in the back seat with me at all times!

The puppers had an awesome time and even got their little tootsies wet
in the bay. Unfortunately, I had them both on leashes so I didn't have a
free hand to take any pictures of it. But they LOOOVED it! They saw
lots of iguanas and even a parrot, too!

We all had a great time and Crush was absolutely awesome in every way! He is definitely a laid back, Keys kinda dude!"

He's completely Dude-like, and we think the boy needs a pair of board shorts and rubber beer bottle toy to complete the effect.

We're very glad to hear that his patella surgery went so well and he's getting around already--though we also hear he is hard to keep quiet for the 6 weeks of recuperation he'll need. If you'd like to sponsor him as he recovers, surf over to his foster page and send him a kind word and a couple of bucks. He'd love to hear from you, and it would make his foster mom's day, too, thinks

Saturday, July 13

Ginny, our ginormous Frenchie who recently had double femoral head surgery to reduce her pain, is available and recovering well. We got some great photos and an update about her from her foster mom:

"She continues to recover from her double FHO surgery. She is walking
much better now, but is still weaker in the rear legs than before
surgery. Her legs don't slide out as much anymore...this is a bonus, as
the goal of surgery was to only alleviate pain. She no longer wears her
hobbles.

Her hair is almost all grown back where she was shaved for surgery, but
she may always carry her 5 inch "battle scars" on each hip. Her cherry
eye repair was a complete success and you'd never know she had one.

Ginny attended a recent shelter fundraiser/adoption event and was an
excellent girl. This dog is bombproof around other dogs and people. She
also visited the dogpark for a new Boston terrier/Frenchie meetup that
has formed, and enjoyed herself a lot as well.

She's been available this month, but has not received any applications
yet. Ginny is an amazing dog but I guess the whole "diaper thing" turns
people away.

She continues to recover from her double FHO surgery. She is walking
much better now, but is still weaker in the rear legs than before
surgery. Her legs don't slide out as much anymore...this is a bonus, as
the goal of surgery was to only alleviate pain. She no longer wears her
hobbles.

Her hair is almost all grown back where she was shaved for surgery, but
she may always carry her 5 inch "battle scars" on each hip. Her cherry
eye repair was a complete success and you'd never know she had one.

Ginny attended a recent shelter fundraiser/adoption event and was an
excellent girl. This dog is bombproof around other dogs and people. She
also visited the dogpark for a new Boston terrier/Frenchie meetup that
has formed, and enjoyed herself a lot as well.

She's been available this month, but has not received many applications
yet.

Ginny is an amazing dog but I guess the whole "diaper thing" turns
people away."

Someone will recognize a great dog--it just takes a little time. There truly is a lid for every pot, and Ginny's is out there somewhere waiting to find her.

Sunday, July 7

Betty Boop, FBRN grad of 2012 is hoping for some good vibes wiggling through the air to her. Her mom has found a little lump on her neck and it feels like the mast cell tumor BB had removed a while ago.

Here's Betty la Boop enjoying the view on her mom's staycation earlier this summer. Do you have some extra loving thoughts lying around that you could fling her way?

Thursday, July 4

Keep your Frenchies indoors and don't forget to put a collar on them with your name and address, if they don't usually wear one. Even dogs who don't usually react can take a wild hair and streak out an open door today.

Enjoy our nation's natal anniversary, and be sure to keep all your fingers! Remember, yours won't grow back if you blow them off! helpfully adds